Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-19
THE CENTENNIAL IS DONE.
Closing Events of the Celebration at
 PhiIadelphia.

Closing Events of the Celebration at
 Philadelphia.
 PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19.-The closing events of the centennial constitutional cele- bration yesterday were in keeping with the success that had marked the entire affair. President Cleveland WAS at home to the people from 9 until 10:30 at the City Hall, where he shook hands with @ vast crowd. The crowd passed through at the rate of ifty-three minute, which wound indicate about 3,200 an hour. As there were fully 10000 people in the neighborhood it is safe to say that not one third of them succeeded in greeting the President. Some of the wis., itors were anxious to stop and talk with the President, and one handsomely dressed lady of about ffty-fiv years of age threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. Mrs. Lillie Devereux Blake, vice president for New York of the National Woman's Suffrage association, handed the President a packet against the unjust interpretation of the con- stitution in behalf of the women of the Uni ted States" She did this as an officer of the association. At 10:50 sharp the presidential party left the building and took carriages for the memorial meeting in Independence Square.
 Here stand had been erected which was filled by ten thousand people, at the front of which was a railed enclosure for the presi- dential party. All the distinguished visitors to the city were present. After the children s chorus of two thousand voices, with two hundred men as leading voices, had sung several patriotic airs, Bishop Potter read a long prayer, after which President Cleveland mad an address and was followed by Justice G.. @f AL I'll ko&1 Supreme court in memorial oration. Then the new national hymn was sung, Cardinal Gibbons recited a prayer, and the benediction was pronounced by Rev. Jere Witherspoon of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church at Nashville.
 In the afternoon the President attended the banquet of the Hibernian society in St. Georges hall in Arch street and made a short address. Cardinal Gibbons and other distinguished visitors were also present. Mrs. Cleveland went to Bryn Manor to at- tend banquet given in her honor by MT. and Mrs. George w. Childs.
 The PresIdentfal Party Reach Home WASHINGTON, Sept. 18:-The President and Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary Bayard, MT. and Mrs. Lamont arrived this morning at 2:3( o'clock. Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Lamont | were attired in their ball dresses having OEAfoA 1FOm Luo SOASAOSS III HI 1 adelphia to the depot. The presi l dent carried in his hand a ! pretty little basket trimmed with blue rib | bon, a souvenir presented to Mrs. Cleveland One of the male attendants carried huge bouquet of choice white roses which had beer presented to Mrs Cleveland in Philadelphia The Massachusetts Delegation Home BOSTON, Sept. Ex-Governor Ames and \ the Massachusetts delegation arrived home
 this morning at ten o'clock considerably ahead of the hour anticipated. The party taking carriages, were escorted to the State
 House where the usual salute was tenderec
 the Governor by the First regiment aut First corps of cadets. The boys then march ed off the First infantry escorting the cadet. to their armory and halting in front of th' barracks, giving their comrades three hearty
 cheers which were duly returned by the ca | dets. The first infantry then marched tt Berkeley street and was dismissed and thu cadets filed into their armory. The arrange
 mens for the trip were carefully prepared by General Dalton, assisted by Colonel Angus | tus N. Sampson, and there was not a singl | hitch anywheIe The troops were splendid | ly quartered, we'll fed and were in the bes | of health and spirits during the entire jour
 ney. Their bearing during the trip has call | ed forth strong words of praise from al
 sides.